Lai Hang (Chinese: 黎铿; pinyin: Lí Kēng; 1928 – 9 February 1965) was a Chinese actor who began his acting career at age 4.

Lai Hang
Born1928 (1928)
DiedFebruary 9, 1965(1965-02-09) (aged 36–37)
Cause of deathsuicide by hanging
Other namesHenry Lai
Alma materLingnan University
Parents

Early life

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Lai was born in Shanghai, Republic of China. Lai's parents were Japanese-born filmmaker Lai Man-wai and Canadian-born actress Lim Cho Cho.

Career

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Lai appeared in many films with his mother in the 1930s. One of Lai's most notable roles was in The Goddess (1934), which was voted one of the top 30 Chinese films of all time at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards.

Personal life

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Lai Hang was also known as Henry Lai, Henry Lai Hang, and Li Keng.[1]

Though his parents both resided in Hong Kong after the Chinese Communist Revolution, Lai chose to remain in mainland China to dedicate himself to the Communist cause. He was attacked in 1963 during the Socialist Education Movement because his older sister Lai Lan lived in Taiwan with her husband Shen Chang-huan, who was a high-ranking Republic of China diplomat.

Lai's marriage also fell apart, and in 1965 Lai Hang committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree.

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
1932 Conscienceless 人道 Lost
1933 Night in the City 城市之夜 Lost
1934 Life 人生 Lost
Coming Home 歸來 Surviving copy is unedited
A Sea of Fragrant Snow 香雪海 Lost
The Goddess 神女 Shuiping
1935 Song of China 天倫
Young China 幼年中國
1936 Gateways of Body and Spirit 靈肉之門
1937 Song of a Kind Mother 慈母曲
A New-Comer's Way 新人道
1938 Rouge Tears 胭脂淚
1940 The Little Hero 小英雄
1941 Good Son, Good Daughter 好兒女
A Prostitute and a General 賽金花
Rescue Grandpa 孤兒救祖記
1949 The Way of Love 戀愛之道
1950 Democratic Youth on the March 民主青年進行曲
1952 The Harmful Yiguandao 一貫害人道 Zhang Jianhua
1958 Shanghai Girls 上海姑娘 Xiao Zhao
1963 The House of 72 Tenants 七十二家房客 Does not appear Assistant director.[2]
1963 The Emperor Looks for a General 齊王求將 Does not appear Assistant director

References

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  1. ^ "Henry Lai Hang". hkmdb.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "The House of 72 Tenants (1963)". hkmdb.com. 1963. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
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